restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be too numerous; to be too much
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
such ... as; or some such
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
simply; merely; only; solely
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
control; check; restraint; inhibition
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
both (people); the two of them
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
last night; yesterday evening
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
outbreak of war; starting a war
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to lose face; to be disgraced
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)